EPISODE · Sep 27, 2019 · 1H 6M
Making The Shot: Split-second decisions, & practice drills for success
from Backcountry Hunting Podcast · host Joseph von Benedikt
SHOW NOTES Making The Shot intro: After all your planning, prep, and hard hunting, everything comes down to one moment where you've got to succeed or fail in taking your quarry. • Two real-life scenarios with heartbreaking consequences, and how they could have been avoided • Correcting the mistakes before they occur: Pre-hunt shooting prep and in-the-moment decision-making • Pre-hunt shooting prep: 5 practice steps to success • In-the-moment decision-making: This one is harder. You can't practice, you can only conceptualize. Moving animals Shooting in desperation Fleeting opportunities at whopper bucks, bulls & rams BONUS MATERIAL • 6.5 PRC: Is it an elk cartridge? Exit holes, blood trails, the "knock-down power" myth, and slowing big-bodied, tough bulls down.
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